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Sovereignty battle looms as EU unveils border guard scheme
Associated Press ^ | Dec. 15, 2015 11:40 AM EST | Lorne Cook

Posted on 12/16/2015 6:52:08 PM PST by Olog-hai

The European Commission has unveiled a controversial plan for a European border guard agency that would deploy to member states overwhelmed by migrants -- whether those nations want it or not.

The new agency would have a standing reserve force of at least 1,500 border guards that could be sent to EU border chokepoints within three days, rather than relying on time-consuming calls to nations for volunteers during emergencies. [...]

The plan is contentious because it requires countries to surrender some of their sovereignty -- something many have viscerally opposed so far -- and it's unclear whether the scheme will win enough backing among the bloc's 28 members to pass. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: borderpatrol; eussr; rop; schengen

1 posted on 12/16/2015 6:52:08 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Jan_Sobieski

This could be the beginning of the EU army the book of Daniel prophesies such an army in the revived Roman Empire.


2 posted on 12/16/2015 7:07:00 PM PST by StoneWall Brigade
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To: Olog-hai

They should make Mexico pay for a wall.


3 posted on 12/16/2015 7:30:44 PM PST by VerySadAmerican
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To: Olog-hai

1,500 border guards

pfffft


4 posted on 12/16/2015 8:11:13 PM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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